REDONDO
38.64489º N; 7.54993 W
It is the seat of a municipality with an area of 369.51 km² and 7 031 inhabitants (2011), subdivided into 2 parishes. The municipality is limited to the north by the municipalities of Estremoz and Borba, to the east by Vila Viçosa and Alandroal, to the southeast by Reguengos de Monsaraz, and to the west by Évora.
In 1381, in the context of the wars against Castile, the village was plundered by an auxiliary corps of the English army of the Earl of Cambridge-Edmundo, under the command of General Maa Borno [
At the beginning of the 15th century, the town of Redondo, due to the wars with Castile, the plague epidemics, and the main roads, the so-called Estrada Real, did not pass directly through the village, was practically uninhabited. An attempt to change that situation was due to Catarina Pires Folgada, who in 1408 founded a hostel, seeking to attract merchants who could be and stay in Redondo. However, only at the request of the town's prosecutors, in the Cortes de Santarém of 1418 D. João I, has since become Redondo a must for travelers from Évora, Vila Viçosa, and Alandroal, in both directions.
The expansion of the village took place from 1463 once the fence of the castle was completely populated, it was decided, by royal license, that the area of the suburbs be inhabited, leaving the residents of this area with the same privileges and freedoms as the castle fence residents.
The municipality of Redondo, currently divided into two parishes - Redondo and Montoito - covers an area of 371.44 km², including a set of populations with significant dimensions, among which: Aldeias de Montoito, Falcoeiras, Santa Susana, Aldeia da Serra, Foros da Fonte Seca, Freixo e Vinhas.
About 7031 currently live here, according to the 2011 census.
